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Faith Resources

Archdiocese of Baltimore - The official homepage for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

America - A weekly US Catholic magazine.

Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities - The mission of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) is to support and promote U.S. Jesuit higher education by facilitating cooperative efforts among and providing services to its 28 member institutions, providing a forum for the exchange of experience and information, and representing the work of U.S. Jesuit higher education at the national and international levels.

Busted Halo - "An online magazine for spiritual seekers in their 20s and 30s."

Creighton Online Ministries - Online resources for prayer, reflection and personal retreats from Creighton Faculty, staff, and students.

For Your Marriage - Provides resources and information for engaged couples, newlywed couples and mature couples.

The Holy See - Official Homepage of The Holy See containing important information relating to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, The Vatican, The Holy See and The Roman Catholic Church.

Just Art Gallery- The mission of JustArt is to provide the Loyola community with opportunities to reflect on issues of social justice and faith through artistic expression.

Maryland Catholic Engaged Encounter - "The Engaged Encounter Weekend utilizes a dynamic process based on listening, writing and dialoguing. The process encourages the engaged couple to concentrate on building a relationship. Free from the pressures and distractions of daily living, the engaged couple has the opportunity to concentrate exclusively on each other, while examining the essential issues they will encounter with the marriage relationship."

The Maryland Province of Jesuits - One of 10 Jesuit provinces in the United States, the Maryland Province encompasses Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, DC, and West Virginia.

Pray-as-you-go - An online site with prayers and reflections that are easy to download to your mp3 player. (File formats include MP3s, WMAs, and Podcasts.)

Sacred Space - Contains a new prayer or reflection every day.

The Society of Jesus- The homepage for the Society of Jesus in the United States.

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - "The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is an assembly of the hierarchy of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands who jointly exercise certain pastoral functions on behalf of the Christian faithful of the United States. The purpose of the Conference is to promote the greater good which the Church offers humankind, especially through forms and programs of the apostolate fittingly adapted to the circumstances of time and place."

What If I Am Not Catholic?

World Prayers - The objective of this website is to gather the great prayers written by the spiritual visionaries of our planet into an online database representing all life affirming traditions.
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Justice Resources

School of the Americas Protest

Campus Connection - Campus Connection is a branch of Catholic Relief Services (based right here in Baltimore!) that pertains specifically to college students and how they can get involved with various social justice issues.

Catholics for an End - Official website of Catholics for an End to the War in Iraq

Center of Concern - "The Center of Concern has offered moral vision and provided effective leadership in the struggle to end hunger, poverty, environmental decline, and injustice in the United States and around the world. We provide reliable information and analysis on development issues, practical alternatives to current development policies and practical suggestions for personal action, and faith reflections on this work for justice."

Ignatian Solidarity Network - ISN is a Network actively facilitating and promoting communication, education, and social justice awareness and action among Jesuit member institutions and individuals.

Network Lobby - A national Catholic social justice lobby that seeks to "close the gap between rich and poor and to dismantle policies rooted in racism, greed and violence."

Pax Christi - Official website of Pax Christi USA, a national Catholic peace movement.  

Save Darfur - Since 2003 the government of Sudan, in an attempt to put down rebel groups of subsistence farmers and others fighting for basic human rights in the Darfur region, have sent militias to squelch any resistance movements against the government.  The result has been murder, bombings, rape and torture.  The situation in Darfur has been labeled a genocide throughout the global community, but so far no effective efforts have been made to end the violence.

School of the Americas Watch - Official website of the School of the Americas Watch.  The School of the Americas, now known as the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC), is a branch of the US Army that trains Latin American militias in counterinsurgency techniques.  Graduates of the school have been known to commit terrible human rights atrocities, including the assassination of six Jesuits, their housekeeper and her daughter at the University of Central America on November 16, 1989.
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Retreat Locations

Aisling Retreat Center - Eileen Quinn, (410) 239 - 0094

Bellarmine Retreat & Reflection Center (Blue Ridge) - Waynesboro, PA, (717) 762 - 1350 or email: info@bellarmineretreat.org

Bishop Claggett Retreat Center - Betty Farley, (301) 874 - 5147, info@bishopclaggett.org

Camp Deep Creek - (304) 709 - 2367, joyful-noise@hotmail.com

Center for Continuing Formation - St. Mary's Seminary & University, Gloria J. Jones, Conference Coordinator, (410) 864 - 4102 

Genesee Valley Outdoor Learning Center - (410) 343 - 0101, info@geneseevalley.org

Jesuit Center - Wernersville, PA, (610) 670 - 3642

Loyola Retreat House (Faulkner, MD) - "Experiencing God's Love" (301) 870 - 3515

Loyola University Retreat Center - "The Retreat Center is located on 20 serene acres in the mountains of Western Maryland, the Retreat Center campus offers a peaceful setting where individuals and groups are empowered to do the work necessary for reconnecting and renewing your heart, mind, body and spirit." (410) 617 - 5780

Mercy Center in Madison, CT - (203) 245-0401 or email Betty@MercyByTheSea.org

Monsignor O'Dwyer Retreat House - (410) 666 - 2400

Skycroft Retreat Center - 9621 Frostown Road, Middletown, MD 21769, (301) 293 - 2202

WISP Resort - Jennifer Miller, Resort Sales Manager, (301) 387 - 4911, jmiller@wispresort.com
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